Shovel



March 10, 1931. DULANEY 1,795,298

SHOVEL Filed Jan. 24, 1929 I N VEN TOR ATTORNEYS Patented Mar. 10, IQSI *um'rso STATES PATNT OFFICE PAUL L. DUIJANEY, OF CINCINNATI, OHIO, ASSIGNOR TO THE HUENEFELD COMPANY, OF CINCINNATI, OHIO, A CORPORATION OF OHIO SHOVEL My invention relates to shovels and blanks therefor and particularly to all metal shovels such as are used for ashes.

In all metal shovels of which I have been advised there has been one particular weakness which it is the object of my invention to overcome. At the neck of the shovel where the back wall of the blade tapers ofi into the handle pressure applied to the blade downwardly with the handle held tightly will cause the neck to bend and finally break off. It is the object of my invention in a one piece metal shovel to so shape the blank and form up the walls of the handle that the neck will be reinforced so as to resist bending. t is a further object of my invention to completely enclose the reinforced portion of the handle at the neck so that ashes will not stick in the opening and tend to induce rusting.

The above and other structural advantages and objects to which I will refer in the ensuing disclosure I accomplish by that certain combination and arrangement of parts of.

which I have illustrated a preferred embodiment.

Referring to the drawings:

Figure 1 is a plan view of which the shovel is made;

Figure 2 is a perspective view of the blank after the blade or body of the shovel has been formed.

Figure 3 is a perspective view of the shovel after the handle has been partially formed down.

Figure 4 is a perspective view of the completed shovel.

The-blank for the shovel is cut from a piece of metal and has a blade or bodypon tion 1 and a handle portion 2. The width of the handle portion is slightly more than twice the width of the handle after it is formed to allow for a hollow handle. At the juncture between the handle portion and the blade ears 3 are cut out so that they extend out diagonally substantiallyin alignment with the curved sides 4 of the back of the blade but spaced slightly therefrom as indicated.

The first operation of forming the shovel the blank from is indicated in Figure 2 and consists in forming the sides and offset neck of the blade. Thus the sides 5 and offset neck or back wall 6 are formed and for reinforcing purposes the back'or neck is corrugated as indicated at 7. l I

The next operation consists in forming the handle in which the sides are bent down as indicated at 8 and the reinforcing ears are bent down parallel with the sides of the handle as indicated at 9 in Figure 3.

The final forming operation consists in bending under the sides of the handle to form a hollow handle and during this opera-- tion the ears 3 are bent over against the outer wall of the neck of the blade. The parts are then spot welded together at desired places after which the shovel may be enameled or given whatever finishing treatment is required.

The bendmg over of the ears causes a hollow completely enclosed space, which will not catch ashes to be formed and the ears further are so positioned as to resist bend- 7 ing of the shovel neck.-

/Vhile I do not wish to limit myself tothe particular shape or size of the reinforcing ears my invention consists in the provision of the ears of such size and shape that when formed over they will abut the lower outer surface of the shovel neck or back wall forming a completely enclosed compartment.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

An all metal shovel having an integral handle and blade with the back of the blade offset from the handle andears formed'integrally with the handle bent over and secured in position abutting the back of the blade in a position spaced from the juncture of the handle and blade thus forming a substantially completely enclosed hollow compartment.

. PAUL L. DULANEY. 

